PUBLISHED DATE: December 31, 2001CVE-2001-1582:
Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Description

Buffer overflow in the LDAP naming services library (libsldap) in Sun Solaris 8 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long LDAP_OPTIONS environment variable to a privileged program that uses libsldap.

Products

• Sun Solaris 8.0 Unknown on X86
• Sun SunOS (Solaris 8) 5.8

Questions to Ask Vendors

1. Can you confirm whether your systems are affected by CVE-2001-1582, and if so, what steps are you currently taking to mitigate this vulnerability?
2. What is your estimated timeline for fully resolving CVE-2001-1582 in your products or services, and how will you communicate updates on this issue to us as your customer?

Recommended Actions

• Check out the advisory links provided below.

References

• http://webappsec.pbworks.com/Buffer-Overflow
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/10.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/100.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/123.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/14.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/24.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/42.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/44.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/45.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/46.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/47.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/8.html
• https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/9.html
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1582